St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-24

week by a young lady who earns her own
living. and occupies one of those positions
where size must dress neatly. even nicely.
on Il very small salary. How she secured
her tasteful little wardrobe at so low a
figure is best told in her own words:
during the warm weather | am so busy.
and. besides. | have no inclination to stay
indoors and sew, and | concluded. this year
to get all the clothing that | needed until
the fall as early as possible in the spring.
knew that | had to have an entire new
walking dress, which must also do service
for church on Sundays: then Jacket and
hat to 90 with it were necessary. For
summer wear, ery-day, l must have two
light dresses, and | thought that dark
SateenS would be the most serviceable as
well as a saving in washing. and for my
best summer dress | concluded to get a
white one. These four. | think, will
clothe me nicely all spring and summer"
The street dress was first inspected. 1t
is Of soft. light all-WOol cheviot, a deep
gray in color. and is made with side
plated skirt, short front and long back
drapery, with a vest. collar and cuffs of
black velvet. The cheviot was 80 cents a
yard. double-width. The same goods is
down cheaper now, coming in ali the new
shades. 1t took eight yards of material,
one of velvet at $l.30. and another at 81
for lining. besides 50 for making the basque
and draping the skirt. in all 81 for a very
neat and pretty suit.
The jacket to go with it is made out of
two yards of the material, lined with scar
let silesia. and cost for cutting and making
SO. The hat is pale gray straw, costing
untlimmed S1.50. and is faced with bias
piece of the black velvet left from the
dress, and trimmed with full loopings of
gray silk feather edged ribbon three yards
at 30 cents yard and a long silver spike
pin holding the bows, the cost Of the latter
being 25 cents. The whole outfit cost
within S13, and is as ladylike and jaunty as
any girl could desire.
Il had to be very economical in purchas-
ing my other dresses. you see, having spent
so much for one, said the little financier
Il made the sateens myself, with the eX-
ception of cutting and fitting the basques
| could have done that after fashion, but
think dress is spoiled unless it fits
we'll"
The sateens cost Is cents yard, and
there are ten yards in each one. A dark
blue with tiny crimson Sprig in it is made
with full skirt edged with two SiX-inch
box pialtS, a long apr0n-frOnt overdreSs,
the back being square and Topped full.
The basque has little plated vest of Grim
son ana collar and cuffs piped with the
same. The other sateen is a pretty chest
| nut brown, with small white cross bar
plaid in it, and resembles in finish the sum-
| mer silks now so much worn. The skirt
has three tiOunces, reaching little above
the knee. and short drapery in front, with
full sash back. The waist is made with
a yoke and pulled sleeves and is belted in.
The entire cost of these two pretty gowns.
with 50 for cutting and fitting, Innings and
buttons. was just Sc.
| A hat suited 10 both of these dresses is a
| little brown straw with scarlet silk bow,
which cost 81 altogether, 80 cents for the
hat and the same amount for the scarlet
scarf.
My white dress is ever so pretty, /
think. and only cost me $3.50. The lawn
was 20 cents a yard, and with 81 fol the
embroidered front and 80 cents for the mar
row edging, the material cost ME So. 70.''
The dress is made with full plated
back from the waist to the deep hem; the
front is of the embroidery slightly gath
cred, and the basque has pretty, simulated
vest front of embroidery. with the sleeves
and edge trimmed to correspond.
with the So had left from my $25
bought nice black parasol. 1t twill go with
all my dresses and will also do me for an
umbrella" remarked the economist. as she
| turned her white dress inside out and hung
it up in her wardrobe until warm weather.